The odds of cribbage 28-hand - calculation The odds of getting a 28 Cribbage hand are 1 in 15,028 (proof required). The second highest score is 28 (any of 10,J,Q,K and 5555 in hand and starter excepting the above 29 hand) How to calculate 29 hand probability? - the best cribbage hand. The odds of getting a 29 Cribbage hand are 1 in 216,580.
The highest score is 29 (555J in hand with the starter 5 of the same suit as the Jack - for 'One For His Nob').